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Tragedy strikes for the Carters. One resident struggles to keep a dark secret. Phil continues on his downward spiral but can anyone get through to him?

Mick hears Linda鈥檚 cry and rushes into the bedroom as Lady Di continues to bark. The family follow and Mick shouts for someone to call an ambulance. Nancy rings and Shirley checks Ollie鈥檚 airway which is clear. Nancy relays the information from the ambulance service. Ollie stops breathing and Nancy is told they need to do mouth to mouth. Linda takes the lead, asking Mick to take the phone and guide her through. Ollie breathes but starts to fit and Nancy automatically lays him on his side. Mick wants to take Ollie to hospital himself with Buster but Linda tells him to wait for the ambulance. Lee and Whitney head outside to wait for the ambulance. Nancy is convinced Ollie is having an epileptic fit. The ambulance arrives and the paramedics take control of the situation. They take Ollie鈥檚 blood sugar level which is normal but give him diazepam to help stop the seizures. The family watch in horror at the situation. Sharon and Ian offer to mind the pub. Mick and Linda travel to the hospital with Ollie in the ambulance. At the hospital Ollie鈥檚 seizures have stopped but the doctors want to perform a CT scan. Mick and Linda sit outside the room, waiting for news. The doctor approaches them and asks if Ollie has incurred any injuries recently. They tell her about his fall. Nancy, Lee and Whitney arrive as the doctor heads back into the room. Mick is running things over in his mind. The doctor returns with the results of the CT scan. Ollie has a skull fracture and a subdural haemorrhage which is likely to have been caused by a severe head injury. Lee and Nancy panic and tell the doctor what happened. Mick blames Nancy and Lee and points out he wanted to bring Ollie to the hospital when it happened. Shirley, Buster and Tina arrive. The doctor returns later to explain that the hospital are obliged to contact Children鈥檚 Services due to the nature of Ollie鈥檚 injury. The police will need to visit them at home. Linda tells Lee and Nancy that it鈥檚 no one鈥檚 fault but Mick stays quiet. The doctor explains that it鈥檚 too early to know what the long term damage is but it is possible that Ollie could have brain damage鈥

Ronnie and Jack watch from the window of No. 27 as the Carters leave the Square in an ambulance. Phil has passed out on the sofa. Ronnie brings Phil some water as he begins to stir. He is surprised to see Jack and tells Ronnie he doesn鈥檛 need her help. Jack offers to talk to Phil, alone. Jack gives him some home truths and Phil finally starts to listen. Ronnie watches from the doorway. Phil heads upstairs to bed and Ronnie hands him a leaflet for a private support group. In the kitchen Jack explains to Ronnie that he just had to hurt Phil鈥檚 pride a bit. Jack tells her he will head back to the wedding reception and will go to Paris to sort everything out before returning to Ronnie. She walks him out and doesn鈥檛 notice the flower wreath which has fallen onto the road.

In the Vic, Kim suggests they turn Claudette鈥檚 flat into a gym. Patrick finds the conversation unpalatable and leaves. Vincent follows and Patrick tells him he can鈥檛 lie anymore, he wants to tell Denise. Denise walks out and asks what it is she should know. Patrick covers and tells her that he has called social services about JJ. They sit together outside the Vic and she asks why. Vincent checks on them and he tells Patrick he may have a solution to his worries. Kim and Denise sit in the Vic with JJ worried for Ollie and the Carters. In the kitchen of No.1, Vincent suggests Patrick goes back to Trinidad whilst the dust settles and offers to pay. Patrick leaves the house and sits on a bench in the Square. At a distance he notices a figure. It鈥檚 Claudette. The moment is interrupted by Denise who walks Patrick home.

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30 minutes

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Music Played

  • Grace

    You Don't Own Me (feat. 骋鈥怑补锄测)

  • Adele

    Someone Like You

  • Ben E. King

    Stand By Me

  • Bastille

    Pompeii

Credits

Role Contributor
Mick Carter Danny Dyer
Linda Carter Kellie Bright
Nancy Carter Maddy Hill
Tina Carter Luisa Bradshaw-White
Shirley Carter Linda Henry
Lee Carter Danny-Boy Hatchard
Whitney Dean Shona McGarty
Andrew 'Buster' Briggs Karl Howman
Babe Smith Annette Badland
Phil Mitchell Steve McFadden
Sharon Mitchell Letitia Dean
Ronnie Mitchell Samantha Womack
Jack Branning Scott Maslen
Ian Beale Adam Woodyatt
Tracey Jane Slaughter
Tom Pepper Tristam Summers
Dr Janice May Emily Joyce
Kim Fox-Hubbard Tameka Empson
Vincent Hubbard Richard Blackwood
Denise Fox Diane Parish
Claudette Hubbard Ellen Thomas
Patrick Trueman Rudolph Walker
JJ Johnson Zayden Kareem
Executive Producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins
Director Toby Frow
Writer Leo Richardson

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